Show WOOD SEEKS TO FOSTER BUSINESS S S INDIANAPOLIS Ind March larch 12 12 The fostering of ot domestic business and world commerce was advanced by Majar Major Ma la j jar jor r General Leonard Wood c candidate for the Republican nomination for tOI president as one pf pt the paramount obligations of ot the American people and government In an address before Indiana Republican leaders at a luncheon at the Columbia club here heie today General Wood advocated care careful Cui training of or consular officers for all all' foreign for for- eign countries to the offices of which would be att attached ched trained commercial l agents In this this' connection lie he mentioned mentioned men men- particularly the South an and Central Cen Gen American and Far Eastern countries countries coun tries In which h he declared the United States has never had such an opportunity opportunity opportunity to advance to-advance advance its trade relations The sale or or l lease se of American ship ping built during the war to American firms i only In order that the merchant marine built up might be kept under the American flag also als was urged by bythe bythe bythe the speaker General Wood reiterated that hat he fa favored favored favored fa- fa adoption of the treaty of or peace and the league of ot nations covenant with reservations which would absolutelY absolutely absolutely Americanize it 11 It and a strong courteous foreign policy which would inch include de a tr trade de policy |